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Christian Horner admits that there is a " conflict " facing Red Bull between fighting for the Drivers' and the Constructors' Championships. With the squad having clinched 1-2 finishes at the season-opening races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, they already hold 87 points in the 2023 Constructors' table, putting them 49 points clear of second-placed Aston Martin. On the Drivers' side, Max Verstappen has a one-point advantage over Sergio Perez after claiming an additional point for setting the fastest lap in Jeddah, a topic that has come in for much scrutiny since. When asked during an interview on Sky News about how the team would manage the two drivers going forwards, Horner acknowledged that there is a balancing act involved between the team's interests and the drivers' interests. Horner on 'conflict' of championships "There's always a conflict between the two championships," the Red Bull boss explained. ...

F1 teams are facing the prospect of racing in the wet at this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix without tyre warmers . In a sustainability push, F1 's official tyre supplier Pirelli are introducing a new full Wet compound for the Imola race that is designed to avoid the use of electric tyre blankets. Torrential rain over the last few days has caused severe disruption in the Emilia Romagna region, with widespread flooding causing power outages and leading to road closures. Though the rain is said to ease up from Wednesday evening onwards, it is likely that the Grand Prix weekend will be run in wet conditions, which will test Pirelli's new compound to the limit. "Starting from this Grand Prix, a new compound of full Wet tyre will be introduced which will not require the use of tyre warmers beforehand," said Mario Isola, Pirelli's Motorsport Director. "Track tests have shown even better performance than the previous Cinturato Blue full we...

Damon Hill believes that Nyck de Vries is facing a " typical routine " from the Red Bull stable amid speculation over his future in F1 . Rumours emerged after the Miami Grand Prix that de Vries' seat at AlphaTauri could be under threat, with some reports suggesting that Daniel Ricciardo could be in the frame to replace him should his performance not improve. While this idea was denied by Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko , the Austrian did state that de Vries is on a "yellow card" and "needs to improve" in order to pose more of a challenge to teammate Yuki Tsunoda. With Red Bull having made driver changes mid-season in the past, Hill has been reflecting on whether Marko's "tough" approach yields results. Hill on Marko "[Marko is] a tough teacher, isn't he?" Hill told the F1 Nation podcast. "He's a tough kind of master for drivers and he always has been. I don't know where it comes from....